URGENT DISABILITY- in-home SUPPORT WORKERS -
ARABIC speaking female workers are urged to apply - SALISBURY HEIGHTS
PERSIAN speaking female workers are urged to apply - RIDLEYTON
8am - 10am MONDAY and THURSDAY = 4 HOURS
CROATIAN or BOSNIAN or SERBIAN workers -
ADELAIDE CBD 10am - 1pm TUE, THU, FRI 10 HOURS PW, more possible later
POORAKA - NEGOTIABLE 4 hours pm
Assistance with Daily Personal Activities & Social Support work
Casual hours:
BRIEF
- Assistance with Daily Personal Activities - to enable people with disability needs to live as autonomously as possible - supports are provided by personnel with experience/qualification. You will be providing in home personal care & domestic assistance for our disabled participant. And taking the participant to where they need to go - appointments and/or social activities.
ACTIVELY Listen to client
Occasional personal care - showering, dressing, grooming assistance
Shopping
Meal preparation
Take to appointments as required
Must be of patient and kind disposition
Medication assistance
Transport to and from appointments as needed
Cooking
Assistance with day to day living – where possible, capacity building in the participants’ life
Support to build independence and personal control
Varies in accordance with participants needs.
Other duties as required.
REPORTS TO: Support Coordinator
ESSENTIAL: Meet all NDIS reporting requirements.
QUALIFICATIONS: Disability Support Worker – Minimum Cert III in Disability/Individual Care
ESSENTIAL:
Current DHS NDIS Clearance & Working With Children Clearance essential
Current First Aid Certificate & CPR
Current Manual Handling Certificate
Medications
CHANGE YR LIFE EXISTS TO:
Provide support to participants with a physical, psycho-social and/or mental health illness disability participating in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
Pursue our participants’ goals, objectives and aspirations
Increase our participants independence
Increase social and economic participation, and build people's capacity to actively take part in the community.
Be compassionate to our participants and team members alike
Vision Statement
We will always bring:-
A positive difference
A smile
Work towards our client’s self direction/s
Good work
Best outcomes
Compassion - Caring - Positivity - Trust – Respect - Integrity - Quality - Flexibility
Mission Statement
We will work with clients - person centred all the way
Our Team members and Participants enjoy a happy, positive and honest workplace.
AT CHANGE YR LIFE:
Working with our participants is a great responsibility and our aim is to make a positive difference in their lives and yours.
We will, wherever possible complete tasks in the manner asked for by the participant and/or their nominee. After all, it is their home and they have a right to have things done their way/not our way.
We are ethical, decent and honest and extend that service through our team members to our participants
Our entire team is positive and open in our outlook
We will all endeavour to work together to do this in an optimistic and encouraging way.
We will be a holistic service to meet the goals and requirements of our clients with positive, efficient vibrant team members and offer innovative social programs and services
We will always listen and be fair
Wherever possible we will implement changes for the better
Suggestions are gratefully received
We will endeavour to be a happy and great work environment and pay you on time.
ESSENTIAL ATTRIBUTES OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS:
Willing to make a positive difference in our participants’ lives, understanding that this program is about the clients' choice and control
Be happy and positive with our participants, always…
Willingness to be flexible as it can be a changing environment
Smile
Always remain PERSON CENTRED – meaning that our clients’ lives are driven by themselves not us
Treat everybody with respect
Don’t be aggressive or yell
Do everything in your power to make your work environment safe, minimising hazards, inspiring and a happy place
Look for and offer opportunities to assist our clients to become more social in their own circle/s and/or our social programs
Ensure you write up any activities during/after every shift
Professionalism means boundaries – do not socialise with clients outside of our work and/or programs and/or services
Never cause harm, abuse or impose your will on others including physically, psychologically, neglectfully or sexually
You want to work in a positive environment and you contribute to making it as such
Report any changes, concerns, hazards, incidences, work health and safety issues
Assist your co-workers by sharing your knowledge and any changes
Feed back to us any areas where you may find opportunities for improvements for our clients
You follow instructions and have a can-do attitude
Be open to feedback for continuous improvement
You are open and honest and won’t take anything from our clients offered or not
You will not do anything that constitutes a conflict of interest. i.e. you benefit from any offerings to our clients and/or their associates.
If this sounds like you and you want to work in a positive workplace, then please join our journey… We would absolutely love to have you on board.
Job applications including CV and queries to:
Kristina Lulic
Director
0424 000 780
Job Type: Casual
Pay: $40.56 – $42.00 per hour
Schedule:

• Day shift

Application Question(s):

• Minimum of Cert 3 or 4 in Individual Care/Disability/Aged care

Licence/Certification:

• Working with Children Check (Preferred)
• NDIS check & completed the NDIS Worker Orientation Module (Preferred)
• Drivers Licence (Required)
• Medications training (Preferred)
• Manual Handling certification (Preferred)
• First Aid Certification & CPR (Preferred)

Work Authorisation:

• Australia (Required)

Work Location: On the road
Expected Start Date: 14/10/2024